Isbn: 9788190309868 - disaster vulnerabilities & risks: trends, concepts, classification & approaches (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. xix + 297.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. Glossary. Acronyms. 1. Disasters definition causation approaches and typology. 2. Global disasters dimensions trends statistics and implications. 3. Disaster vulnerability definition nature magnitude analysis assessment and reduction. 4. Disaster risk definition analysis assessment and management. Bibliography. Index. Disaster management aims to reduce human suffering and economic losses caused by natural and technological disasters. We do this by helping the World Bank provide a more strategic and rapid response to disasters and promoting the integration of disaster prevention and mitigation efforts into the range of development activities. Poorly planned development can turn a recurring natural phenomenon into a human and economic disaster. Present book Disasters Vulnerabilities and Risks is divided into four chapters i.e. disasters definition global disasters vulnerability and risks. The objective of this book is to provide readers with an integrated understanding of various kinds of disasters hazards and crises and their control mitigation/prevention and reduction with special reference to possible management solutions. 298 pp.…